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    Tuuletar Makes Waves With Mother Earth Energy

    Tuuletar – Maammo (Nordic Notes, 2026) Finnish folk vocal group Tuuletar released its third studio album, Maammo (“Mother Earth”), on January 30, 2026. The record…

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    Souad Massi’s Latest Explores New Franco-Arabic Blends

    Souad Massi – Zagate (Backingtrack Production, 2026) Algerian-born singer-songwriter Souad Massi has never strayed far from her Algerian Chaâbi folk roots, while creatively incorporating Western…

    John Alan Urquhart March 23, 2026 No Comments
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    Benedicte Maurseth’s Mirra Follows the Call of the Wild

    Benedicte Maurseth – Mirra (Hubro, 2025) With Mirra (2025), Norwegian Hardanger fiddle player and composer Benedicte Maurseth deepens her exploration of sound, landscape, and ecology.…

    Madison Quinn March 20, 2026 No Comments
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    Dub Will Keep Us Together, Nick Page’s Final Dub Colossus Album

    Dub Colossus – Dub Will Keep Us Together (Real World X, 2026) Dub Will Keep Us Together is the final Dub Colossus album to feature…

    Angel Romero March 19, 2026 No Comments
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    Laura Camacho Unveils Todo Tiempo Pasado — Tango Meets Britney And Kate Bush

    Laura Camacho – Todo Tiempo Pasado (Athens Tango Project, 2025) Argentine composer and orchestra bassist Laura Camacho has a new album titled Todo Tiempo Pasado…

    Iliana Cabrera March 18, 2026 No Comments
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    Sofia Rei Salutes A Forgotten Revolutionary on “Si Una Cae”

    World Music Central News Room March 26, 2026 No Comments
  • Cheikh Ibra Fam Adouna over artwork. A photo of Cheikh Ibra Fam wearing a red hat.
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    Cheikh Ibra Fam Unveils “Amoul Solo” Video Ahead of Adouna

    World Music Central News Room March 25, 2026 No Comments
  • A retro illustration featuring a classic jukebox as the centerpiece, flanked by a fiddle and bow. To the right, a milkshake sits on a small table beside round stools on a checkered floor.
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    Jason Carter and Michael Cleveland Team up Again on “Let’s Sing Our Song”

    World Music Central News Room March 24, 2026 No Comments
  • Vaiano’s Paisanos cover artwork. A hand-drawn, rustic illustration shows a communal table set with bread, oranges, herbs, wine, and simple dishes. A violin and guitar lie among the food
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    Vaiano’s Paisanos Recreate the Stringband Music of Early 20th Century New York

    World Music Central News Room March 21, 2026 No Comments
  • Transglobal Underground - Doin’ the Moonshine cover artwork. A photo of a large barn next to a windmill.
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    Transglobal Underground Returns With “Doin’ the Moonshine” Twist

    World Music Central News Room March 19, 2026 No Comments
  • Sami Yusuf playing oud.
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    Sami Yusuf’s New Album Weaves Ancient Chants Into One Global Voice

    World Music Central News Room March 18, 2026 No Comments

Conferences

Deadlines for WOMEX 2004 Announced

Angel Romero April 14, 2004

Berlin, Germany – The organizers of WOMEX 2004, the largest world music trade show,  have announced the deadlines for showcase and conference proposals.  WOMEX 2004…

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New Books

Cómhrá na dTonn, a Book and CD About Irish Traditional Music

Angel Romero April 14, 2004

Cómhrá na dTonn by Máire Nic Dómhnaill Gairbhí (2004, ISBN 0-9545324-0-6) Cómhrá na dTonn means the Conversation of the Waves. It is a book of…

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Tour Announcements

Cheb Balowski\’s Mestizo Sound on Tour

Angel Romero April 14, 2004

Madrid, Spain – Cheb Balowski, a group based in the Barcelona area, which plays hybrid music, is just about ready to take its album Potiner…

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New CDs and digital releases

Teada: a fiddle dee dee, a fiddle da da

Angel Romero April 13, 2004

Téada – Give Us a Penny and Let Us Be Gone (Green Linnet GLCD 1228, 2004) Oisín Mac Diarmada – Irish Fiddle Music From Sligo…

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Interviews

Emmanuel Riley – Pan Tuner and Renowned Pan Soloist

admin April 12, 2004

An April Spring Saturday in Brooklyn, New York, heralded the first-time visit of Emmanuel ‘Corbeau Jack’ Riley – steel pan soloist extraordinaire and, master pan…

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Album reviews

The Agenda for Century 21

admin April 12, 2004

agendaC21.com is the home of desperado rockers The Used Johnnys. Being sickened and horrified about the situation in Iraq, the group banded together around a…

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New CDs and digital releases

Viento de Agua Unplugged: Materia Prima

Angel Romero April 12, 2004

Washington DC, USA – Smithsonian Folkways Recordings released recently Viento de Agua Unplugged: Materia Prima, a back-to-basics recording of Afro-Puerto Rican bomba and plena roots…

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General News

Bush Could Invade Cuba to Get Reelected, Silvio Rodriguez States

Angel Romero April 12, 2004

(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba –  If he found himself in a tight spot for his reelection, US President George W. Bush could invade…

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New CDs and digital releases

Good Times, the Argentine Sounds of Luis Jahn

Angel Romero April 12, 2004

Chicago,USA – Buenos Tiempos, Argentine singer Luis Jahn’s new CD on Del Sur Music, is a follow up to the 2003 release of Compromiso. A…

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General News

CDstands.com Launches Its New Line Of Wooden CD Counter Displays.

admin April 12, 2004

Hamilton Square, New Jersey, USA – CDstands.com now offers a new line of hand-crafted, wooden counter displays designed to truly showcase merchandise in a retail…

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